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Mapelane surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 16 Apr 2025 SAST
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Mapelane surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mapelane sea temperature is
26.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapelane today?

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly12 Days
KwaZulu-Natal North Coast Surf
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Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
0
1
1
3
1
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)121214141414141414141918171616161515151516151414141310101010101011111111101010101010101010101011111111111111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3803935425494654524335195344521865234424712424210718701511120711741520145513461121862694539490603692706792823855837903745717787734663663584584562573585588611611505444387394340334265218218176173
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
0
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
E
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassononononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
1.80
5:30AM
1.81
5:45PM
1.69
5:57AM
1.68
6:14PM
1.56
6:28AM
1.54
6:52PM
1.41
7:12AM
1.38
7:58PM
1.27
8:46AM
1.24
10:40PM
1.24
11:33AM
1.27
12:25AM
1.42
12:50PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.18
11:23PM
0.24
11:40AM
0.27
11:49PM
0.36
12:09PM
0.40
12:19AM
0.50
12:44PM
0.55
12:59AM
0.66
1:38PM
0.71
2:17AM
0.82
3:38PM
0.81
5:07AM
0.83
5:52PM
0.71
6:41AM
0.65
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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Rain (mm)
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